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Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Through the Microscope

Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Pollen

This is pollen found in a coconut honey sample from Hawaii. The mounting medium is MeltMount with a refractive index of 1.49. This is at equitorial focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Monocots /Commelinids ORDER: Arecales FAMILY: Arecaceae SUBFAMILY: Arecoideae GENUS: Cocos SPECIES: nucifera

Significance in the Environment:

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References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991